A. Robert Lee Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” B. Alfred Tennyson’s “Break, Break, Break” C. Edmund Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene” D. Samuel Johnson’s “London”

27.\men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars……\ A. The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald B. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser C. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville D. Daisy Miller by Henry James

28. Which of the following comments on the novel The Great Gatsby is not true? A. The Great Gatsby is a novel that is a set against the ending of the war.

B. Gatsby is a mystical figure whose intensity of dream partakes of a state of mind that embodies American itself.

C. Gatsby is the last of the romantic heroes.

D. Gatsby is wealthy but unintelligent and brutal.

29. Who, disregarding grammar and punctuation, always used \as a protest against self-importance? A. Wallace Stevens B. Cummings C. Fitzgerald

D. Ernest Hemingway

30. The first book Robert Frost wrote was _______. A. Mountain Interval B. New Hampshire C. A Further Range D. A Boy’s Will

31. Which of the following is not a usual subject of poetic expression of Emily Dickinson’s? A. war and peace B. love and marriage C. life and death D. religion

32. “Because I could not stop for Death” is a famous poem written by _______. A. Ezra pound B. Walt Whitman C. Robert Frost D. Emily Dickinson

33.Daisy Miller’s tragedy of indiscretion is intensified and enlarged by its narration from the point of view of _______.

A. the American youth Winterbourne B. the author of Henry James C. her mother Mrs. Miller D. the Italian youth Giovanelli

34. In Henry James’ Daisy Miller, the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of _______.

A. the corruption of the newly rich B. the free spirit of the New World C. the decline of aristocracy D. the force of convention

35. Stylistically, Henry James’ fiction is characterized _______. A. highly refined language B. ordinary American speech C. short, clear sentences D. abundance of local images

36. In the following writers, who is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream of consciousness” novels and the founder of psychological realism? A. Henry James B. Mark Twain C. Emily Dickinson D. Theodore Dreiser

37. Henry James’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with the _______. A. international theme B. national theme C. European theme D. regional theme

38. Mark Twain wrote most of his literary works with a _______ language. A. grand B. pompous C. simple D. vernacular

39. The book from which “all modern American literature comes” refers to _______. A. The Great Gatsby B. The Sun Also Rises

C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

D. Moby Dick

40. Mark Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a combination of _______ and serious literature. A. English folk lore B. funny jokes

C. American folk humor

D. American traditional values

41._______ is considered by H.L. Mencken as “the true father of our national literature”? A. Hemingway B. Pope C. Irving

D. Mark Twain

42. Statement “_______” is not true in describing American naturalists. A. they were deeply influenced by Darwinism.

B. they were identified with French novelist and theorist Emile Zola. C. they chose their subjects from the lower ranks of society.

D. they used more serious and more sympathetic tone in writing than realists.

43. One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human _______. A. bestiality B. goodness C. compassion D. greed

44. Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more _______. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. humorous D. rational

45. Who exerts the single most important influence on literary naturalism? A. Emerson B. Jack London

C. Theodore Dreiser D. Darwin

46. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _______. A. the Age of Realism B. the Age of Modernism C. the Age of Romanticism

D. the Age of Colonialism

47. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not true? A. “Bartleby, the Scrivener” is a short story. B. “Benito Cereno” is a novella.

C. “The Confidence-Man” has something to do with the sea and sailors. D. “Moby-Dick” is regarded as the first American prose epic.

48. Which of the following writers is not the dominant figure of the realistic period in American? A. Herman Melville

B. William Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Mark Twain

49. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all except _______. A. mystery of the universe B. sin of the whale

C. power of the great nature D. evil of the world

50. “Moby-Dick” is regarded as the first American _______. A. prose epic B. comic epic

C. dramatic fiction D. poetic fiction

51. “The horizon’s edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day.” The two lines are taken from _______. A. “There Was a Child Went Forth” by Walt Whitman B. “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound C. “Cavalry Crossing a Ford” by Walt Whitman D. “Ulysses” by Joyce

52. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman? A. lyrical and well-structed B. free-flowing

C. simple and rather crude D. conversational and casual

53. Walt Whitman is radically innovative in the form of his poetry. What he prefers for his new subject is _______. A. free verse B. blank verse